Tony Goodson

 

Summary

 

Tony has 17 years experience of Selling and Account Management in the I.T Industry; selling large I.T solutions, which include Services, Consultancy, Software and Hardware.  Also has experience of Telecoms, Banks, Outsourcing, Large Bids, CRM, and Sales Training.

 

Most recently was a Senior Consultant in Knowledgepool Consultancy (formally ICL/Fujitsu training), training Salespeople in advanced and basic selling skills, as well as technical overviews, and providing consultancy and training to external organisations and ICL/Fujitsu.  Particular strengths in working with a broad range of clients including, Fujitsu, DMR, ANZ Bank, Telecoms, Internet SMEs, Local Government, Central Government, Law Enforcement, National Health Service.  Strong technical skills.

 

ATTRIBUTES

 

PERSONAL

MARKET/TECHNICAL

Account Management and Sales skills

Telecoms, Government, I.T

New Business Prospecting and Qualifying

How the Internet works and e-business models

Large Project Proposals and Delivery

CRM - Siebel Systems Trainer

Presentations to Conferences

Consultancy to Large Company Market Strategy

Strategic and Solution Selling

Corporate Servers/PCs/Software

Sales and Technical Training of Salespeople

Networks

Industrial Technology and Management Degree

Leasing and Finance

 

CONTACT

E-Mail  coaching@tgtips.com.

 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

·         Accredited by Miller Heiman to deliver Strategic Selling (Bluesheets)

·         SPQ Gold Qualified for Sales Call Reluctance testing and feedback

·         Level B Qualified for administering Psychometric Testing including Myers Briggs

·         Humanistic Psychotherapy Training to Postgraduate Level

·         BSc  Degree in Industrial Technology and Management, Bradford University

·         4 'A' Levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and General Studies

·         7 'O' Levels including Maths and English

 

 

Experience

2001 to Present  Training Consultant – TGtips

·         Developed Sales Competency framework for Fujitsu Australia

·         Developed and Delivering Sales Training and Sales Programme for DMR Australia, and Fujitsu

·         Delivering Sales Training to ANZ Small to Medium Business Banking

·         Presented to Chief Executive Organisations on the Future of the Internet

·         Selling and Developing Competency/Web based Sales Development System

·         Set up TGtips Pty Limited company and built business/personal website

·         Writing book on Selling, Self Development and Motivation

 

1998 to 2001  Senior Consultant - ICL/Knowledgepool Consultancy

·         Trained over 200 Salespeople, with core and advanced selling skills.

·         Developed and Delivered courses on Sales Call Reluctance and Motivation Skills to over 60 Salespeople, Sales Managers, and Consultants.

·         Completed training of 60 Salespeople for the pilot implementation of Siebel CRM, in ICL

·         Developed Sales Competency based system for staff development, assessment and appraisal

·         Successfully presented to Sales Conferences of 250+ people in E-Skilling/Future Business Models.

·         Technically trained over 200 British Telecom Account and Sales Managers.

·         Implemented train the trainer courses for 30+ people in Local Government for Oracle Financials.

·         Ran Psychometric Testing, coaching and feedback for key individuals and groups.

 

1991 to 1998  Sales Account Manager - ICL (Local Government)

·         Regularly achieved sales targets in 1991-1997, sold and managed several £1m+ margin projects

·         Developed strong relationships with Local Government clients, assisting them at all levels in their decision process.

·         Strategic Sales Consultant responsible for working with 25 Local Government Authorities, including 20 Large Server sites and associated workstation networks.

·         Won 1996 Sales Team of the year in ICL’s largest division.

·         First sale and implementation of new large server across ICL client base. 
The client bought on trust prior to launch and without seeing the product!

 

1988 to 1991  Sales Account Manager - Unisys (Central Government/Law Enforcement)

·         Regularly achieved target 1988- 1991, and associated sales objectives.

·         Short-listed on 90% of all bids to Central Government, gaining extensive knowledge of large Government UNIX/PC procurements including the strategy required to developed new business contacts, achieve shortlist and pricing to win large procurements. 

·         Account managed installation of systems worth £3.8 million at the Crown Prosecution Service, consisting of Oracle software development through Sema (Hoskyns) and 70 Unix systems.

·         Managed procurement and achieved shortlist on £20 million procurement at the Training Agency and short listed on £4 million procurement at the Department of Employment.

·         Account managed 35 magistrate court systems and Police new business, strengthening contacts and increasing customer satisfaction.

 

1983 to 1988  Sales Executive - ICL (National Health Service)

·         Achieved 120% of target in first year selling and sold the first ICL clinical expert system to the National Health Service.  Regularly continued to achieve target after first year of selling

·         Managed industrial trainees. Recruited an Account Development Manager.

·         Produced technical proposals for customers, which resulted in ICL winning £500k worth of business in the National Health Service.